Gestational Diabetes - Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

This book summarizes several aspects of GD, which is caused by not well-understood multifactorial mechanisms. Common strategies seem to be key in the understanding of the syndrome, i.e., endothelial dysfunction and the role of other placenta cells such as trophoblasts. It is a book that will definitively help to increase the knowledge-based management of GD for the well being of the mother and the fetus. Several chapters lead us to the conclusion that pre-pregnancy and antenatal screening of women is required, something that will improve the management and outcome of a current pregnancy but will also optimize life-long health and well being considering the inter-generational consequences.

Product details

• Assisted by: Lui Sobrevia (Editor), Luis Sobrevia (Editor)
• Publisher: IntechOpen
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.04.2013
• EAN: 9789535110774
• ISBN: 978-953-51-1077-4
• No. of pages: 174
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 266 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 596 g
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine